Nigeria: D'Tigers Beat Rwanda to Qualify for 2021 Fiba Afrobasket

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Nigeria: D'Tigers Beat Rwanda to Qualify for 2021 Fiba Afrobasket

[Premium Times] Just like the game against South Sudan, Nigeria lost only the third quarter.

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